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Half of Women Using Prescription Drugs That Harm Unborn Children Get Abortion
Montreal, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- New research out of Canada shows that half of women who use prescription drugs that harm their unborn children ultimately wind up having an abortion. The statistics is so high that the lead author of the new study says the numbers left him shocked and surprised.

UNFPA Report Uses Popular Green-Environment Campaign to Promote Abortion
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its annual State of the World Population Report yesterday, linking efforts to promote "sustainable development" and affect "climate change" to its "reproductive rights" agenda.

Britain Doctor Gets Six Years in Prison for Poisoning Ex-Lover to Cause Abortion
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A British doctor who was found guilty of attempting to poison a former lover in a bid to cause her to have an abortion has been informed he will spend six years in prison. Edward Erin, a hospital consultant, attempted to poison Bella Prowse and force her to have an abortion without her knowledge.

British Government Sues Itself to Hide Number of Abortions on Disabled Babies
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- In a bizarre move that will cost British taxpayers thousands of dollars, the government has sued itself in order to hide the number of abortions done on babies with very mild physical disabilities. The pro-life movement in England has been trying to force the government to reveal the number of those abortions.

McGill University Student Govt Suspends Club Status to Campus Pro-Life Group
Montreal, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The McGill University student government is the latest to suspend official club status to a pro-life student organization on campus. The SSMU Council voted 16 to 7 in favor of suspending the status of the Choose Life club in the latest evidence of discrimination against pro-life students.

Britain Has More Abortions Than Any Other European Country, Overtakes France
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Great Britain now does more abortions annually than any other nation in Europe, with government figures showing it overtaking France even though France has a higher population. Britain now ranks sixth in the world in annual abortion figures behind China, the U.S., Russia, India and Japan.

Research: Women in China See 17% Higher Breast Cancer Risk From Abortion
Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- Chinese researchers have issued a new study indicating women who have had abortions face a 17 percent higher chance of contracting breast cancer than women who carried their pregnancy to term. One leading American scientist says he believes the increased risk is even higher.

British Pro-Life Group Upset Government Promoting Pro-Abortion Sex-Ed Strategy
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A British pro-life group is upset the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown is adopting a sexual education strategy that has resulted in more abortions. The government has accepted all the major recommendations of the latest report by the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group.

Pro-Life Leader Chris Smith Chairs Hearing on China's Forced Abortion Policy
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A panel of human rights activists testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission today about how the Chinese government is abusing women and up-ending the traditional Chinese family. Pro-life leader Chris Smith led the hearing, which covered the Chinese one-child policy.

China's One-Child Forced Abortion Policy Turns 30 as Congress Holds Hearing
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- China's coercive one-child policy that makes it so couples living in the Asian nation can only have one baby marks its thirtieth anniversary this year. As it does, members of Congress plan to hold a hearing on it tomorrow that will reveal new information about how it has hurt women and children and their families.

Scientists Say Newborn Babies Cry in Native Language Learned in the Womb
Berlin, Germany (LifeNews.com) -- Scientists have determined that unborn children learn language skills in the womb and their mother's dialect -- which contributes to a baby's cry when she is born. The research suggests that the language a mother speaks greatly influences the cries her babies learns in the womb and produces after birth.

Post-Abortion Women Say Abortion-Mental Health Risk Link Study Needs Attention
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A national organization for women who regret their abortions says a new study showing a link between abortion and adverse mental health issues needs more publicity. The Silent No More Awareness campaign is responding to the latest New Zealand study showing 85 percent of women having adverse effects.

New Report Says UN Development Goals Push Pro-Abortion Population Control
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A new paper investigating the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) asserts that the project could do more harm than good. The paper finds the sweeping global development project generally views the poor as “a problem to be solved rather than partners in achieving their own development and success.”

New Study Shows 85 Percent of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from researchers at a university in New Zealand indicates 85 percent of women who had abortions report negative mental health issues as a result. The report is the latest from professor David Fergusson and his team showing abortions cause problems for women.

European Parliament Opposes Pro-Life Amdts to Stop Forced Abortion Funding
Strasbourg, France (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the European Parliament voted against amendments to the budget to revoke funding from groups that promote coercive abortions or involuntary sterilizations as part of their family planning programs in other nations. They had been asked by pro-life groups to support them.

United Nations Petition for the Unborn Child Re-Launched, Seeks 1 Million Signers
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A coalition of pro-life organizations throughout the world have re-launched their effort to collect 1 million signatures for the Petition for the Unborn Child. The document supports the right to life of unborn children from global attacks launched by groups that want to create an international right to abortion.

President George W. Bush Awarded by Canadian Pro-Life Group for Abortion Fight
Saskatoon, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A Canadian pro-life group gave former President George W. Bush an award yesterday honoring his pro-life record and recognizing his fight against abortion. The Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association presented the president with the award while he was in town to give an address.

Pro-Life Canadian Student Placed in Isolation for Joining Abortion Awareness Day
Petersborough, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The story of a pro-life student in Canada is generating concerns for the pro-life group that sponsored the recent Pro-Life Silent Day of Solidarity. Jennifer Rankin arrived at Peninsula Shores ready to participate in the event but found herself placed in isolation.

British Doctor Found Guilty of Poisoning Former Lover to Cause Abortion
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A British doctor has been found guilty of attempting to poison a former lover in a bid to cause her to have an abortion. Metropolitan Police say 43-year-old Edward Erin, a hospital consultant, attempted to poison Bella Prowse and force her to have an abortion without her knowledge.

European Parliament Members Urged to Vote for Amdts Against Forced Abortions
Strasbourg, France (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the European Parliament are getting encouragement from pro-life advocates to support amendments to the budget to revoke funding from groups that promote coercive abortions or involuntary sterilizations as part of their family planning programs in other nations.

Millions March in Spain Against Govt Effort to Expand Abortions, Exclude Parents
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- As many as two million people participated in a massive march in the capital of Spain as they oppose an effort by the government there to expand the nation's abortion law and exclude parents. Spanish citizens took to Madrid’s streets behind a huge banner that read, “Every Life Matters."

Pro-Abortion Group Says Abortion Drug That Has Killed 13 Women "Saves Lives"
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- The pro-abortion group that operated the controversial Abortion Boat before it was retired has a new mission: to get the dangerous abortion drug to women in nations where abortions are illegal. In a huge headline at its web site, Women on Waves proclaims, "Abortions with pills save women's lives."

British Woman Gives Birth to Baby and Dumps Body at Local Recycling Plant
Lincolnshire, England (LifeNews.com) -- A British woman is making international headlines for giving birth to a baby boy and dumping his body at a local recycling plant. Police officials are currently trying to identify the baby's mother, who wrapped her newborn son in a black bin liner on a conveyor belt at the Greenstar Recycling Plant.

Canadian Woman Survives Botched Abortion in Montreal That Nearly Killed Her
Montreal, Quebec (LifeNews.com) -- A Canadian woman barely survived a botched legal second-trimester abortion that nearly killed her. Christelle Dupuis-Labelle, 19, was three months into her pregnancy when she went to the CLSC des Faubourgs abortion center in Quebec for an abortion that didn't go as expected.

Obama United Nations' Official Redefins UN Terms in Speech to Promote Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- In a speech last week at Howard University Law School, United States (U.S.) Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Susan E. Rice recapped the Obama Administration’s foreign policy departures from previous Bush Administration policy.

British Govt Ordered to Disclose Number of Abortions Done on Disabled Babies
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life group has won its case to get the British government to disclose how many abortions are done on disabled unborn children. The government has been ordered by the Information Commissioner to publish the data after the ProLife Alliance brought a case.

Guttmacher Institute Claims Contraception Lowers Abortions, Data Shows Otherwise
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The new report issued earlier this week by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute claims promoting expanded birth control and contraception has lowered abortions worldwide. However, firm statistical evidence from various nations shows abortions increase despite contraception promotion.

Vatican Rejects Abortion "Right" at United Nations, Says People a Resource
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- The Vatican ambassador to the United Nations told the international body on Monday that there is no international "right" to abortion. Its ambassador told UN delegates on Monday that people should be considered the world's greatest resource instead of the pro-abortion notion that there are too many.

Study Claiming 70,000 Women Die From Illegal Abortions Relies on Dubious Facts
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- The Guttmacher Institute released a study on Tuesday claiming 70,000 women die from illegal abortions every year worldwide. However, the statistics appear to be based on disputed figures and claims from pro-abortion groups and abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood.

Pro-Life Groups Call Guttmacher Study on Illegal Abortions a Propaganda Piece
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life advocates are responding to the new study disseminated by the Guttmacher Institute claiming that abortions should be legalized worldwide because of a supposed epidemic of unsafe abortions killing women. They say the study is nothing more than a propaganda piece by a group that supports abortion.

New Guttmacher Institute Report on Illegal Abortions Relies on Abortion Advocates
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A new report by the Guttmacher Institute claims as many as 70,000 women are dying from unsafe, illegal abortions across the globe. However, the former affiliate of the Planned Parenthood abortion business admits that its figures come from groups working to promote and legalize abortions.

Spain Government's Move to Expand Abortions Draws Plurality Opposition in Poll
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- A move by the government of Spain to expand abortions is drawing the opposition of a plurality of voters, according to a new poll conducted by Instituto Noxa and published in La Vanguardia newspaper. The poll found 44 percent of Spanish citizens support expanding abortions while 46 percent oppose the move.

Pro-Life Groups Condemn Awarding Pro-Abortion Obama Nobel Peace Prize
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New that pro-abortion President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize today was quickly condemned by a variety of pro-life groups. They said that Obama's aggressive promotion of abortion and abortion funding disqualified him from receiving the award.

Pro-Life Advocates to Meet Spain Prime Minister at White House, Urge No Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Americans pro-life advocates are planning to meet Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero when he comes to the United States on Tuesday. The pro-life advocates are concerned about a move by the Spanish government to expand legalized abortions.

Fifteen Years After Cairo Population Conference, UN Still Promoting Abortions
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Next week, the UN General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting for the 15th anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). While some have used the anniversary to try and assess progress towards realizing the ICPD Program of Action, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and pro-abortion non-government organizations (NGOs) have sought to use the review process to expand abortion.

Attorney for China Activist Against Forced Abortions Loses Nobel Prize to Obama
Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- An attorney who is one of several human rights activists in China working with Chen Guangcheng against forced abortions is one of the nominees who lost the Nobel Peace Prize award to pro-abortion President Barack Obama. The committee awarded the prize to Obama after him serving just 11 days in office.

Obama Wins Nobel Prize, Exported Tax-Funded Abortions at Time of Nomination
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but a closer analysis of the award shows his only achievement at the time he was nominated was exporting taxpayer-funded abortions. Obama hadn't accomplished much else in office when the nominations were finalized.

Ireland Adopts Lisbon Treaty But Pro-Life Abortion Guarantees Remain Suspect
Dublin, Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- Voters in Ireland on October 2 accepted the Lisbon Treaty after they were given guarantees that the nation's pro-life laws would be protected. However, as Susan Yoshihara of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute notes, those guarantees are not ironclad.

Abortion Activist Renewing Bid to Kick Pro-Life Vatican Out of United Nations
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- In a column appearing in the liberal magazine Salon today, former "Catholics for a Free Choice" president Frances Kissling is renewing her bid to kick the pro-life Vatican out of the United Nations. Kissling is a relentless abortion advocate who dislikes that the Catholic Church advocates pro-life principles.

Pro-Life Advocates Mark 20 Years Since UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Geneva, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- The 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland this week and pro-life advocates are participating. They hope to direct attention to the rights of the unborn child and the pro-life language in the document.

UN Human Rights Council Backs, Obama Admin Opposes, Backdown on Abortion
Geneva, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed, and the administration of pro-abortion President Barack Obama opposed, a measure seen as backing down on abortion. Pat Buckley, who lobbies for the British pro-life group SPUC sees the measure as a positive development.

Obama Vatican Ambassador Details Priorities Before Pope Mtg, Omits Abortion
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Miguel Diaz, the new Vatican ambassador for the administration of pro-abortion President Barack Obama, detailed his priorities in an interview shortly before meeting Pope Benedict XVI on Friday. Abortion and pro-life issues didn't make the list even though the Pope urged Diaz to promote the pro-life ethic.

Study Claims Botched Abortions Cost $250 Million Annually in Medical Costs
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A new study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the former research arm of the Planned Parenthood abortion business, suggests failed abortions in nations in Africa and Latin America cost approximately $250 million in follow-up medical costs for women.

Australia Poll Finds Majority of Australians Pro-Abortion, Change From 20 Years Ago
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- The results of a poll taken during the 2007 elections in Australia have been released and they show that a majority of Australians support abortion. The findings, from the Australian Election Study, are based on polling 1873 voters during the elections two years ago.

Council of Europe Won't Vote on Pro-Abortion Resolution, Sponsor Lacks Votes
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not vote on a pro-abortion resolution as it was scheduled to do today. It's sponsor, MP Christine McCafferty, pulled the measure over the lack of vote after pro-life groups raised a strong opposition to it.

Pope Tells New Obama Vatican Ambassador to Uphold Pro-Life Position on Abortion
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI has a message for the pro-Obama political activist who the president appointed to become his new Vatican ambassador: uphold the pro-life position on abortion. Some pro-life Catholics have been concerned that Miguel Diaz won't faithfully uphold the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church.

Pro-Life Groups Join Coalition to Make Sure Intl Law Doesn't Promote US Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- An unlikely coalition of policy groups has formed around a case of juvenile justice now being considered by the US Supreme Court. The coalition includes national security groups, libertarians and pro-life and pro-family social conservatives.

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly to Vote on Pro-Abortion Report Friday
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will hold a debate on vote on Friday on a report that pro-life groups tell LifeNews.com. The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) and the British pro-life group SPUC are asking for calls and emails in advance of the vote.

Spain Cabinet Approves Measure to Legalize Abortions, No Parental Involvement
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- Last Friday, the Cabinet of the government of Spain approved a draft bill that would expand abortions and legalize them up to the fourteenth week of pregnancy. The measure has upset pro-life advocates, but the government made it worse by saying parental involvement won't be allowed.

Dominican Republic Approves Complete Abortion Ban Apart From UN Pressure
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Last week, lawmakers in the Dominican Republic gave their final approval to a pro-life constitutional change despite fierce criticism and pressure from UN agencies and abortion advocates to defeat the measure. The Dominican Republic’s National Assembly easily ratified a revision of Article 30 in a vote of 128 in favor with 32 opposed.

Canadian's Letter to the Editor Applauds Vandalism of Pro-Life Sign on Abortion
Smithers, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- There has been a rash of vandalism of pro-life signs and monuments in recent weeks and apparently another incident in Canada. But one local resident has gone further and wrote a letter to the editor applauding the criminal who defaced a pro-life sign in the northern portion of British Columbia.

University of Calgary Pro-Lifers Hold Abortion Display Despite Free Speech Denial
Calgary, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The members of the Campus Pro-Life group at the University of Calgary aren't letting a little thing like charges of criminally trespassing on their own campus stop them from speaking out against abortion. They are putting together a new pro-life display despite an expected court appearance in weeks.

Poland Catholic Magazine Fined for Criticizing Woman's Abortion Decision
Warsaw, Poland (LifeNews.com) -- A court in Poland today fined a Catholic magazine for likening a woman to a killer for wanting to get an abortion allegedly because she would go blind if she did not have an abortion. The case eventually netted Poland a 25,000 euro fine from the European Court of Human Rights.

Douglas Kmiec Calls Obama's Pro-Abortion Stance: "My Catechism Come to Life"
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a new interview that is certain to upset pro-life Catholics, dissident Catholic professor Douglas Kmiec continues to claim that pro-abortion President Barack Obama takes a pro-life view. He says he was so excited talking about abortion with Obama during the campaign that he said Obama's views made him think his candidacy was "my catechism come to life."

Dominican Republic Includes Pro-Life Language on Abortion in Constitution Bill
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (LifeNews.com) -- The Dominican Republic, an island nation in the Caribbean, has long had pro-life laws that prohibit abortions. Now, lawmakers in its legislature have approved a provision adding pro-life language to a bill that would make changes to its constitution.

Lancet Follows London School OKing Population Control to Reduce Climate Change
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The British medical journal Lancet is following the lead of the London School of Economics in advocating population control as a solution for so-called climate change. The trend is alarming for pro-life advocates who say abortions have already been pushed in nations like China and may be promoted worldwide.

UN General Assembly OK Super-Agency for Women That Could Promote Abortion
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- The United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted unanimously this week to create a new, more powerful agency for women after three years of negotiations. The resolution calls for the four existing UN offices that address women's issues to be merged into a new "super agency" headed by an under-secretary-general.

European Parliament OKs Review of Lithuania's Pro-Life Law on Abortion, Parents
Strasbourg, France (LifeNews.com) -- The European Parliament is coming under fire for demanding a review of a European Union member-state's legislation providing for parental involvement before an abortion. Lithuania passed a measure similar to ones in the United States but EU officials are not happy.

Researcher: Study Showing Abortion-Premature Birth Risk Points to Cerebral Palsy
Toronto, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A Canadian researcher says a new study showing confirmation of the link between abortion and premature birth is significantly important. Brent Rooney says the new study from Dr. Prakesh Shah, a professor at the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, is a meta-analysis.

Study Shows One Abortion Ups Premature Birth Risk for Women by 36 Percent
Toronto, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A new study by a Canadian researcher finds that women who have just one abortion increase the risk of having a premature birth in a subsequent pregnancy by 36 percent. The research is the latest in a long string of studies confirming the link between abortion and premature birth.

Center for Reproductive Rights Uses $13 Million to Push International Abortions
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- New York-based public interest law firm Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) released its 2008 Annual Report this week, touting efforts to promote abortion worldwide and listing yearly revenue of nearly $13 million. The report highlights a global caseload that appears disproportionately directed at expanding access to abortion.

UNFPA Prohibits Pro-Life Advocates From Pro-Abortion Conference in Germany
Berlin, Germany (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Last week, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the German government held a conference in Berlin to promote "sexual and reproductive rights." Despite being billed as a "global" event, conference organizers admitted to deliberately blocking any participation from anyone in either the media or civil society who did not agree with their "reproductive rights" agenda.

London School of Economics: Fewer Kids, More Abortions, Better Environment
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A new analysis from the London School of Economics is targeting people who have children as being responsible for destroying the environment. With a population control agenda in mind, its analysis draws the conclusion that fewer children and more abortions means a better environment.

British Doctors Let Premature Baby Born at 22 Weeks Die, NHS Blamed for Death
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- British doctors are coming under fire for letting an unborn child born just before 22 weeks of pregnancy die. The National health Service, the government-run health system that Congress may replicate in legislation in the United States, is blamed for guidelines disallowing treatment.

British Regulators Delay Releasing Rules That Could Allow Abortion Ads on TV
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- In the wake of massive opposition, British regulators have delayed releasing the rules that could result in allowing advertisements for abortion on television. A national pro-life group is celebrating the fact that Britons have strongly opposed allowing abortion businesses to appear on television.

British Pro-Life Leader Tells SPUC Conference: More Abortion Than War Deaths
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- As pro-life advocates from nations across the world gathered to address the national conference of England-based Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the group's executive director closed the conference with a passionate speech.

UNFPA Drops Name From UNESCO Sex-Ed Guide Pushing Abortion on Children
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A new sexual education guide from UNESCO that saw the UN agency calling for children to promote abortions across the globe was too much for the UNFPA. That agency has pulled its name from the document, according to news reports out today.

Anniversary of Mother Teresa's Death Good Time to Take Up the Pro-Life Mission
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Saturday is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, long regarded as the unofficial patron saint of the pro-life movement. As Catholics remember the sister whose selflessness and sacrifice for unborn children and others became an international model, Father Frank Pavone says now is a good time to take up her pro-life mission.

Obama-Funded UNFPA Promotes Conference of Pro-Abortion Activists in Germany
Berlin, Germany (LifeNews.com) -- This week in Berlin, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the German government are hosting a meeting that brings together 400 "reproductive rights" activists from across the globe to discuss strategies to push "sexual and reproductive health and rights" – including abortion – at the local, national and international level.

Queensland, Australia Parliament OKs Amendment to Say Abortion Drug Legal
Brisbane, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- The parliament in Queensland, Australia has approved an amendment to its criminal code saying the dangerous abortion drug Ru 486 is legal. The drug has killed more than 13 women worldwide and injured 1,300 in the United States alone according to government figures from a few years ago.

Nurse Suspended in India After legal Abortion Kills Woman, Investigation Started
Varanasi, India (LifeNews.com) -- A health visitor (registered nurse) in India has been suspended and local officials have launched an investigation after an abortion killed a woman who was three months pregnant. The abortion death points to the very real consequences of legal abortions for women and shows that attempts by abortion advocates to allow nurses to do abortions puts women's health at risk.

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